00:00Taichung Mayor Lu Shouyan of the main opposition Guo Mingzhang says she told American officials
00:05not to underestimate the possibility of war between Taiwan and China.
00:10Lu met with officials at the American Institute in Taiwan headquarters in Virginia.
00:15The AIT serves as the U.S.'s de facto embassy in Taiwan.
00:18She also met with lawmakers and members of the local Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce on her trip.
00:24Lu is widely expected to run for president on the KMT ticket for 2028,
00:28but when asked, she declined to comment.
00:42Separately, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qi-mai from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party
00:46is visiting the U.S. to expand tech partnerships between the two sides.